Saturday, August 13, 2011

Photos That Look Like Model Trains

I was sent this link full of cool photos. These are pictures of actual trains that look like model trains.

How is this done? It's called a "tilt-shift effect". It can be done optically with a special tilt-shift lens, or during post-processing with Photoshop or other software.

Essentially what you do is take a photograph, preferably taken from well above "ground level", and blur most of the photo except a small portion. This simulates the very shallow depth of field used in most macro (close-up) photography. Also the colours are saturated to simulate the brighter paint of most models.

1 comment:

Cool is an understatement! That is beyond totally cool! Some of the results are incredible, especially the photos that have been taken from relatively high up, where the effect really mimics the appearance of a model railway.

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I am a train geek and a photographer. But more importantly I'm a father and husband.

At times in my life I have been a computer geek, a gamer geek, a ship geek, a plane geek, a medievalist geek... and probably others. I am passionate about topics like these and I enjoy writing and talking about them.